What I want to advance and what I think will advance are not the same on a lot of these. But here’s what I want to advance

Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes )
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (but I think Ghost really will)
Makoons (but I’m pretty sure it will actually be March: Book 3)
Samurai Rising
Wet Cement (I haven’t finished When the Sea Turned to Silver yet, but I loved Wet Cement)
The Lie Tree
The Passion of Dolssa (but I loved both of these so much. I can’t really decide which one I want to move on. I’d be pretty thrilled if one of them was the ultimate winner)

Freedom in Congo Square
Thunder Boy Jr
Ghost (I believe in the Newbery curse)
March: Book Three (but only for the Newbery, thus March is invincible)
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
ugh this one is so hard…The Lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star

I am SO excited about the judge line up! We are doing a fantasy BOB at school with a group of 6th graders and I’m thrilled with their engagement already.
Here are my picks to go on:
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Ghost
March
Some Writer
Wet Cement
The lie Tree
The Sun is Also a Star
except that for half of them I could easily choose the other contender tomorrow.
I love, love, love Battle of the Kids Books!

Here are my picks!
Freedom in Congo Square
When Green Becomes Tomatoes
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (one of my favorites on this list)
March Book 3
Some Writer
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Anna and the Swallow Man
the Passion of Dolssa (I did also love The Sun is Also a Star though)